Open tender · Request for Supply Arrangement
Task professional services (TSPS)
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
- Bids close
- July 4, 2028
- July 4, 2028 at 14:00 (in 628 days)
- Published
- August 25, 2023
- amended August 3, 2026
- Type
- Services
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Delivery
- Anywhere in Canada
CanadaBuys tender notices published since Aug 2022; open as of October 12, 2026. Source: Public Services and Procurement Canada, CanadaBuys open data.
What it is
- Reference
- cb-8499-40772047 · solicitation E60ZT-18TSPS/D
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 80100000 Management advisory services80160000 Business administration services85101600 Healthcare provider support persons85101700 Health administration services
- Topic
- Management, business and administrative services
- Delivery regions
- Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
- How the winner is picked
- Variations or combinations of the above methods What this means
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Should you bid?
What the public record says about work like this. The notice on CanadaBuys is what counts: read it before deciding.
- Who won the last one
The last award notice from Public Services and Procurement Canada for the same commodity code went to Mersey Consulting Ltd. in Sep 2026. That contract runs to Jul 2028.
- What work like this goes for
Half of the 80 award notices for the same commodity code were between $191,196 and $3,068,182; the middle one was $429,427. Values as awarded, in Canadian dollars, and often including option years.
- How many bids to expect
Public Services and Procurement Canada’s competitive contracts of $25,000 or more since Apr 2022 drew a median of 1 bid; 56% drew a single bid (7,846 contracts).
Bid counts as the department reported them to the Treasury Board. Departments count differently, so compare within one buyer, not across buyers.
- How this buyer buys
Of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s 22,532 contracts since Apr 2022, 28% were non-competitive and 0% were call-ups against standing offers or supply arrangements, which only firms already on those lists can win. How to get on them
- Room for smaller firms
49% of the 269 award notices for the same commodity class went to suppliers with under $1 million in federal contracts since Jan 2004.
Sources: CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022 (October 12, 2026); Treasury Board contracts data, bid counts from Apr 2022 on (October 13, 2026). Buyers are matched by name; Crown corporations such as Defence Construction Canada are not in the Treasury Board data.
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Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2029 | Wiz Management Inc. | TSPS – Three (3) Procurement Specialists, Intermediate | Department of National Defence (DND) | $1,151,700 |
| Sep 2026 | Oxera Consulting LLP | Economic and financial analysis of a Transborder joint venture between two airlines | Department of Transport (TC) | $850,000 |
| Sep 2026 | Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc. | One (1) Business Consultant | Department of National Defence (DND) | $431,589 |
| Aug 2026 | Not named here | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $254,250 | |
| Apr 2026 | Mindwire Systems LTD, Akkada Professional Services inc., Hubspoke Inc, In Joint Venture | Infrastructure Project Planner (Senior) | Department of National Defence (DND) | $1,067,049 |
| Mar 2026 | Tato Recruiting Inc., S.i. Systems ULC, in Joint Venture | TSPS – Defence Supply Chain Business Capability Development | Department of National Defence (DND) | $3,390,928 |
| Feb 2026 | SoftSim Technologies Inc. | Intermediate Communications Consultant | Department of National Defence (DND) | $427,264 |
| Dec 2025 | Access Corporate Technologies Inc. | CJOC HQ Professional Services – Project Managers | Department of National Defence (DND) | $819,160 |
| Dec 2025 | Valcom Consulting Group Inc. | CJOC HQ Professional Services – Project Managers | Department of National Defence (DND) | $370,911 |
| Dec 2025 | Akkodis Canada | CJOC HQ Professional Services – Project Managers | Department of National Defence (DND) | $387,070 |
| Dec 2025 | Altis Recruitment | CJOC HQ Professional Services – Project Managers | Department of National Defence (DND) | $843,489 |
| Oct 2025 | Info-Tech Research Group Inc. | Subscription-based service through research and advisory services for the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC). | Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) | $335,549 |
| Oct 2025 | Kpmg Llp | Canceled | Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) | $14,464,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Not named here | Department of Indigenous Services (ISC) | $312,900 | |
| Oct 2025 | Vertex Land Solutions Inc. | Appraisal Services for land in British Columbia | Department of Indigenous Services (ISC) | $312,900 |
Values as awarded, from $254,250 to $14,464,000.
Who wins most in this commodity class
Suppliers with the most award notices in the same six-digit UNSPSC class since 2022. Notices that give no value count in Awards, not in Total.
| Supplier | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| COLLIERS PROJECT LEADERS INC. COLLIERS MAÎTRES DE PROJETS INC., TIREE FACILITY SOLUTIONS INC., in Joint Venture | 7 | $111M |
| Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc. | 3 | $432K2 not stated |
| Kpmg Llp | 2 | $28.9M |
| Technomics, Inc. | 2 | $8.6M |
| Taligent Consulting Inc. | 2 | $2.1M |
| Valcom Consulting Group Inc. | 2 | $1.3M |
| Altis Recruitment | 2 | $1.1M |
| Salasan Consulting Inc. | 2 | $428K |
| Calian Ltd. | 2 | $362K1 not stated |
| Ference & Company Consulting Ltd. | 2 | $139K1 not stated |
CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022. They overlap the Treasury Board contract figures and are never added to them. Source: CanadaBuys open data, October 12, 2026.